One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

One way of determining when it's possible to plant baby blue eyes is to check out the USDA zone info for Glen Ridge.

Planting Calendar for Baby Blue Eyes

Frost tolerance for baby blue eyes:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant baby blue eyes a bit earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant baby blue eyes in Glen Ridge is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant baby blue eyes and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your baby blue eyes may not have a chance to fully mature. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your baby blue eyes indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average the last frost is on April 15 in Glen Ridge. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of 0°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Glen Ridge is just an average the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Glen Ridge there is a last frost after April 15 so just be sure to be ready to protect your baby blue eyes if you have a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Glen Ridge

Here is the info for USDA Zone 7a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	0°F
Highest Expected Low	5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 0°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 5°F.

Plants to Grow in Glen Ridge

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